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#A949DA

#a949da ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a949da is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 28.63% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.48% cyan, 66.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 279.72°, with 66.21% saturation and 57.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.08.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1826

Complementary

  1. #a949da
  2. #7ada49

Split complementary

  1. #a949da
  2. #c3da49
  3. #49da60

Analogous

  1. #6049da
  2. #a949da
  3. #da49c3

Triadic

  1. #a949da
  2. #daa949
  3. #49daa9

Tetradic

  1. #a949da
  2. #da497a
  3. #7ada49
  4. #49daa9

Square

  1. #a949da
  2. #da6049
  3. #7ada49
  4. #49c3da

Monochromatic

  1. #541773
  2. #8224b2
  3. #a949da
  4. #c789e7
  5. #e5c8f4

Shades

#a949da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a949da
  2. #9842c4
  3. #873aae
  4. #763399
  5. #652c83
  6. #55256d
  7. #441d57
  8. #331641
  9. #220f2c
  10. #110716
  11. #000000

Tints

#a949da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a949da
  2. #b25bde
  3. #ba6de1
  4. #c380e5
  5. #cb92e9
  6. #d4a4ed
  7. #ddb6f0
  8. #e5c8f4
  9. #eedbf8
  10. #f6edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a949da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a949da
  2. #a54fd1
  3. #a154c8
  4. #9d5abf
  5. #995fb6
  6. #9565ad
  7. #906aa4
  8. #8c709b
  9. #887592
  10. #847b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d67a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b78d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3678c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c64dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7769d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a65cb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a949da {
  color: #a949da;
}
Background
.bg-a949da {
  background-color: #a949da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a949da {
  border: 2px solid #a949da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a949da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 73 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 66% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a949da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a949da, #da49c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a949da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 73 218 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.29 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.94 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.20 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.32 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.71 #56b625 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a949da  rgb(169, 73, 218)  hsl(280, 66%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#7ada49  rgb(122, 218, 73)  hsl(100, 66%, 57%)  Pastel Green
#daa949  rgb(218, 169, 73)  hsl(40, 66%, 57%)  Goldenrod
#49daa9  rgb(73, 218, 169)  hsl(160, 66%, 57%)  Caribbean Green